Do you think sportscasters talk to much during games?

Absolutely! And they either are completely stating the obvious, being redundant, or getting off-topic, anf they annoy me. I wish they had the SAP track announcer-free.

What gets me isn’t just the incessant talking, but when the talking becomes rambling about everything in the world except the game. THE WORST duo in the buisness is Cohen and Hernandez for the Mets. They actually spent about twenty minutes the other day trying to recall the the names of the cast of Welcome Back Kotter DURING THE GAME.

I do. But I wish they would condense the game into thirty minutes of the best bits and air that. Three hours is too long to spend watching 15 minutes of action. And yeah baseball, “I’m looking at you.”

Depends on the sportscaster. I agree, most of them have very little worthwhile to say, but the good ones add a lot to the game by way of analysis and insight, bringing to light aspects of the game the average fan would never notice.

Yes. Though, there is not much going on in American Football. Count the actual time players are playing. I totals up to 15 minute for the entire 60 minute game that has a broadcast time of 180 minutes. If the commentators did not tell side stories no one would have the patience to watch.

Oh, yes. But then I think we all talk too much most of the time. I spent many years involved w. the Society of Friends. They believed in a lot of silence. Very good and subtle way of communication. I’ll shut up now.

I mute my TV during the game and listen on the radio they don’t talk about junk so much. An awesome way to watch it you should try it!

that was my technique back in Baton Rouge with LSU football games! Now I do it with the Mets.

With the radio/TV is it relatively in sync?

I do have to say that I became a sports fan as an adult, so I’ve learned what I know from sportscasters. But if they would just give relevant information to explain what is happening in the game, clarify the rules on questionable calls, etc. and then just allow the actual sounds of the game to be heard, I would enjoy it so much more!

the radio tends to be a second or two ahead of the TV

That may not be too bad, since the TV announcers usually lag behind the action anyway! LOL—Thanks to you and Gooch for the help.